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Should I remove Virus Eraser Antivirus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #41,288
United States Rank #24,155
Reach 0.0023%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.95 days
293.61 days >
Average installed length: 154.27 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.997.0 42.22%
2.0.953.0 2.22%
2.0.940.0 17.78%
2.0.904.0 8.89%
2.0.822.0 28.89%

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Virus Eraser Antivirus

Overview

Virus Eraser Antivirus is a program developed by Virus Eraser Technologies Pvt. The most used version is 2.0.997.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 21 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 96% of users of Virus Eraser Antivirus come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\virus eraser antivirus\bases
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{A520F10C-B2E1-492F-98BC-1F0BC37AD108}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Virus Eraser Antivirus

  • znf.sys (by Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider) - Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver (NetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP))
  • conscanner.exe
  • drvcmd.exe - Virus Eraser Antivirus (DrvCmd Application)
  • reporter.exe - Reporter Module
  • systemstatus.dll
  • veaaux.exe - AVAux Service
  • veacore.exe - AVService service
  • viruseraser.exe
  • wscmgr.exe
  • zctx32.dll
  • zctx64.dll
  • zsc.sys (by Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider) - Zillya AntiVirus (Zillya AntiVirus Filter Driver)
  • zsclib.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Services
  • veaaux.exe runs as a service named 'Virus Eraser Antivirus Auxiliary Service' (VirusEraserAVAuxSvc) "Virus Eraser Antivirus Auxiliary Service".
  • veacore.exe runs as a service named 'Virus Eraser Antivirus core Service' (VirusEraserAVCoreSvc) "Virus Eraser Antivirus scanning core and realtime protection antivirus service".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • viruseraser.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Virus Eraser Antivirus' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Virus Eraser Antivirus\viruseraser.exe" /min.

How do I remove Virus Eraser Antivirus?

You can uninstall Virus Eraser Antivirus from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Virus Eraser Antivirus, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Virus Eraser Antivirus.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 62%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 62.22%
Windows 7 35.56%
Windows XP 2.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 43.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.55%
Windows 8.1 11.36%
Windows 7 Professional 4.55%
Windows 10 Pro 2.27%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

95.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 95.89%
  Canada 2.74%
  United Kingdom 1.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 35.71%
Dell 23.81%
Toshiba 11.90%
Lenovo 9.52%
Acer 4.76%
GIGABYTE 4.76%
ASUS 4.76%
Sony 2.38%
Intel 2.38%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard 400-034 9.30%
TOSHIBA Satellite L15-B 4.65%
Dell Inspiron 11 - 3147 4.65%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.65%
TOSHIBA Qosmio X870 4.65%
Lenovo IdeaCentre K330 2.33%

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